# Accident 19830710030079A: Cessna 172M, Sylvester, GA, July 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1983, 17:40 local time
- Place: Sylvester, GA
- Airport: Sylvester
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5194° N, 83.8293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5194&lon=-83.8293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80329, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80329-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 18 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830710030079A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO AN EMBANKMENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL83FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA267), Jul 10, 1983: Cessna 172M (N80329), Sylvester, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N80329 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780304015399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780304015399I), Mar 4, 1978: Cessna 172M (N80329), Hebron, OH, Minor damage. Flight instructor allowed student to lose directional control after touchdown. Hit a snowbank.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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